Identity Theft Protection

Protect yourself from identity theft with comprehensive monitoring, prevention strategies, and recovery services.

Identity Theft Risk Calculator

Answer a few quick questions to assess your identity theft risk level

1. Do you use the same password across multiple accounts?

2. Have you checked if your data has been in a breach?

3. Do you have a credit freeze in place?

4. How often do you review your credit reports?

5. Do you use two-factor authentication?

Comprehensive Identity Protection Guides

Everything you need to understand, prevent, and recover from identity theft. Our complete guide covers all aspects of protecting your personal information and responding to identity theft incidents.

What Identity Theft Is

Understanding identity theft: definition, how it works, warning signs, statistics, and why prevention matters.

Types of Identity Theft

Major types: financial, tax, medical, criminal, synthetic, child identity theft, and how each affects victims.

How It Happens

Common methods criminals use: data breaches, phishing, physical theft, SIM swapping, and protection strategies.

Your Recovery Plan

Step-by-step guide to recovering from identity theft: immediate actions, dispute process, and timeline expectations.

Identity Freeze Guide

Complete instructions for freezing your credit at all three bureaus. Free, effective, and essential protection.

Fraud Alerts Overview

Understanding fraud alerts: types, how to place them, comparison with credit freeze, and when to use.

Identity Protection Tools

Essential free and paid tools: credit monitoring, breach notifications, protection services, and DIY toolkit.

Quick Start Guide

If you're new to identity protection, follow these essential steps:

Understand the Threat

Read What Identity Theft Is to learn about identity theft and its impact.

Freeze Your Credit

Follow our Credit Freeze Guide at all three bureaus. This is the single most effective protection.

Set Up Monitoring

Use our Protection Tools guide to set up free credit and breach monitoring.

Know How to Respond

Review the Recovery Plan so you're prepared if identity theft occurs.

Additional Resources

For more comprehensive protection strategies, visit our Tools & Resources page where you'll find downloadable checklists, security templates, and vendor directories for identity protection services.